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Historical Event on 12/17/1740

Chimaji Appa, Peshwa warrior, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/25/1981Sharad Pawar, Maharashtra leader, elected the President of Congress.
12/5/1933Balendu Shantilal Jain, famous hindi writer, was born at Kunchord, M.P.
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3/20/1965Venkataraghavan takes 8-72 vs New Zealand at Delhi.
12/31/1802Peshwa Baji Rao-II, after being defeated by Yashwant Rao Holkar, signed the treaty of Subsidiary Allowance and accepted security of British Government.
1/3/1987Arvind Deshpande, famous actor, died.
7/28/1872Albert P Sarraut, French Governor General of Indo-China (1911..19)/PM (1933/36), was born.
12/15/1997Magsaysay award winning litterateur Mahasweta Devi, Sitar maestro Annapurna Devi and Rabindra Sangeet exponent Suchitra Mitra honoured with 'Desikottam' by Visva Bharati University.
10/14/1953Raghunath Dhondo Karve, Family Planning and Sex Education preacher, died.
2/27/1990Polls in Pondicherry and eight states.